But I think that we should have had more opportunities to score or at least
place more shots on target through our counter attacks.
16 — Manchester United have fired in
more shots on target in their first two Premier League games than any other club.
That day Conte's side, set - up in a 3 -5-2 system, had only 41 per cent of the ball, but they played effective counter-attacking football and ended up
with more shots on target than La Roja and a 2 - 0 victory.
They may have had fewer shots in total than the home side, by 14 to 12, but they had more in the box (nine to four) and, crucially, had
far more shots on target.
Despite the disparity in goals scored, Liverpool have
hit more shots on target and scored direct from a free - kick after Philippe Coutinho's stunner against Leicester last month.
They only registered three
more shots on target in that game and when you consider that not one of Giroud's attempts made their keeper work, while their opening goal came from a wicked deflection, you can see Wenger's point.
Burnley have afforded their
opponents more shots on target than any other side in the Premier League this term (87); 54 more than they have attempted themselves.
It would lead to
more shots on target.
Iwobi does need to shoot a bit more, test the GK more from all angles and with
the more shots on target then the more chance of getting more goals.
You play against a team with 23 per cent of the ball and they create more chances, have
more shots on target.
Its all well and good saying we had better possession or
more shots on target... blah blah..
If you don't shoot, you don't score.Simple as that.I have a feeling that Wenger discourarages the players from shooting outside the box.Coutinho alone had
more shots on target than our entire team.Lord help us
Even still, the mattress makers could not get
any more shots on target.
Of concern for them is that they have allowed their opponents
more shots on target than they have attempted themselves this season (28 attempted, 82 conceded).
Keeper Tom Heaton was inspired against Manchester United last weekend, but the Clarets have conceded 52
more shots on target this season than they have managed themselves.
It's not easy when a team falls back, I think we could've had
more shots on target but we didn't have a big guy up front despite lots of crosses into the box.
It was us however, who had
more shots on target, 8 - 5.
We've won seven and drawn one of the last eight away league games, put in
more shots on target than anyone else (Chelsea interestingly have the most shots on target against them of any team in the league), and Cech is getting close to the Premier League record of clean sheets (four more games to go).
Arsenal mustered 7
more shots on target, with Oxlade - Chamberlain and Walcott in marauding mood, in the next half hour, but conceded a goal in the 31st minute.
As an aside, Liverpool's last two home games are in a group of just eighteen league games from the previous 310 (from August 2008 onwards) where the Reds have had eleven - or -
more shots on target.
Jermain Defoe has scored 199 goals in his senior career and has fired in
more shots on target than any other player in the Premier League this season (9).
Only two players across the Premier League weekend had
more shots on target than Tosun, who also created two chances for his teammates — another figure bettered by only two top - flight contemporaries.
Twenty minutes gone and Liverpool look the more dangerous side, even if Leeds currently have
more shots on target.